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package org.apache.lucene.search;


/**
 * Provides a {@link FieldComparator} for custom field sorting.
 *
 * @lucene.experimental
 *
 */
public abstract class FieldComparatorSource {

  /**
   * Creates a comparator for the field in the given index.
   * 
   * @param fieldname
   *          Name of the field to create comparator for.
   * @return FieldComparator.
   */
  public abstract FieldComparator<?> newComparator(String fieldname, int numHits, int sortPos, boolean reversed);

}
